vapulate UK /ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/US /ˈvæp.jə.leɪt/ verb2 •(no longer used) To flog or whip; to beat or strike. •(no longer used) To be flogged, beaten etc.In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate. — 1828 formsvapulated · vapulating · vapulates